The aim of the multimedia and networks computing block release course is to enhance the skills of computer engineers who specialise in the converging fields of data technology, multimedia and communications with a view to developing new services relating to internet and multimedia applications.
At the conclusion of the training course, the apprentices are computer engineers specialised in multimedia development:
- sound and image technologies
- application analysis
- service design
They have the highly-developed knowledge of networks required to successfully convert multimedia data throughout the public domain.
Training course schedule
Skillsets are developed within 5 core areas: computing, multimedia, networks, mathematics and social sciences, applications and services. These areas of focus combine to cover the computer development needs associated with multimedia and networks.
| Number of hours of Enssat training | ||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Total | |
| Computer sciences |
300 | 160 | 100 | 560 |
| Networks | 60 |
60 | 100 | 220 |
| Multimedia | 100 | 210 | 310 | |
| Applications and services | 60 | 100 | 160 | |
| Social sciences | 290 | 220 | 40 | 550 |
| 650 | 600 | 550 | 1800 | |
- ENSSAT 1st year specialised Multimedia, networks and computer sciences engineering diploma
- ENSSAT 2nd year specialised Multimedia, networks and computer sciences engineering diploma
- ENSSAT 3rd year specialised Multimedia, networks and computer sciences engineering diploma
Core training course focus
ENSSAT IMR engineers are skilled operators of the methods and tools used in software engineering, network and communication technologies, images and multimedia. They are capable of managing projects in the following fields:
- the design and development of multimedia applications: image processing and CGI, virtual reality, Rich Media, access services and content adaptation;
- technologies, protocols, security measures and interoperability relating to communication networks;
- standards, encryption technologies, condensing and describing of multimedia content as well as the specifics of multimedia data transmission.
Software engineering is the cornerstone of the training course. It provides the skillsets required to develop successfully the complex systems used in the fields of imaging and networks.
| Number of hours of Enssat training | ||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Totals | |
| Software engineering | 60 | 50 | 50 | 160 |
| Web technologies | 60 | 60 | ||
| Operating systems, real-time systems | 60 | 60 | ||
| Databases and data systems | 60 | 60 | ||
| Microprocessor architecture | 60 | 60 | ||
| Embedded systems | 50 | 30 | 80 | |
| Distributed systems | 50 | 50 | ||
| 300 | 150 | 80 | 530 | |
The multimedia engineering area of study provides broad knowledge of the processing and handling techniques relating to imaging and multimedia data.
| Number of hours of Enssat training | ||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Totals | |
| Multimedia transmission, encryption, standards | 40 | 40 | ||
| Image processing and analysis | 40 | 40 | ||
| Image synthesis (2D, 3D) | 40 | 40 | ||
| Multimedia processors | 30 | 30 | ||
| Pattern recognition | 30 | 30 | ||
| Virtual reality, simulation | 30 | 30 | ||
| Human-Machine interaction | 30 | 30 | ||
| Multimedia data management | 30 | 30 | ||
| Rich Media Internet Applications | 30 | 30 | ||
| 120 | 180 | 300 | ||
The network engineering focuses on advanced technologies and infrastructures required to deliver and transmit multimedia content and services.
| Number of hours of Enssat training | ||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Totals | |
| Networks: basic principles and Internet protocols | 60 | 60 | ||
| Wireless networks, mobile networks, radiocommunication telephony | 40 | 40 | ||
| Local network applications | 30 | 30 | ||
| Network and system security | 30 | 30 | ||
| Peer-to-peer networks | 30 | 30 | ||
| Broadband networks | 30 | 30 | ||
| 60 | 40 | 120 | 220 | |
The social sciences area of study aims to develop the core, generic skills engineers must master including:
- the ability to fit in, become part of an organisation, take ownership and work on development
- taking industrial concerns into consideration
- being able to operate within an international context
These abilites are developed alongside practical experience acquired in professional situations.
| Number of hours of Enssat training | ||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Totals | |
| Professional arena organisation, company operating methods, ethics, management, project management, quality control procedures, communication | 100 | 100 | ||
| Company financial approach, communication and marketing | 50 | 50 | ||
| English | 80 | 80 | 160 | |
| Engineering mathematics | 70 | 60 | 30 | 160 |
| Sharing work-related experiences | 40 | 30 | 10 | 80 |
| 290 | 220 | 40 | 550 | |
The applications and services area of study focuses on developing knowledge of emerging applications and the abilities required to create and design appropriate new services.
| Number of hours of Enssat training | ||||
| 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | Totaux | |
| Design, ergonomy, graphics | 40 | 30 | 70 | |
| Multimedia : applications, market studies | 30 | 30 | ||
| Communication techniques and NICT | 40 | 40 | ||
| Conferences: opportunities and social implications | 30 | 30 | ||
| Creative approaches : new applications relating to multimedia and innovative services | 30 | 30 | ||
| 0 | 80 | 120 | 200 | |